Streams of Joy Daily Devotional August 8, 2025 Message Written By Pastor Jerry Eze
Streams of Joy Friday August 8, 2025 Daily Devotional Message
TOPIC: No Fruitless Efforts
MEMORY VERSE
“They shall not build, and another inhabit; they shall not plant, and another eat: for as the days of a tree are the days of my people, and mine elect shall long enjoy the work of their hands.” (Isaiah 65: 22)
SCRIPTURE READING: John 5: 1-14 (KJV)
1 After this there was a feast of the Jews; and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.
2 Now there is at Jerusalem by the sheep market a pool, which is called in the Hebrew tongue Bethesda, having five porches.
3 In these lay a great multitude of impotent folk, of blind, halt, withered, waiting for the moving of the water.
4 For an angel went down at a certain season into the pool, and troubled the water: whosoever then first after the troubling of the water stepped in was made whole of whatsoever disease he had.
5 And a certain man was there, which had an infirmity thirty and eight years.
6 When Jesus saw him lie, and knew that he had been now a long time in that case, he saith unto him, Wilt thou be made whole?
7 The impotent man answered him, Sir, I have no man, when the water is troubled, to put me into the pool: but while I am coming, another steppeth down before me.
8 Jesus saith unto him, Rise, take up thy bed, and walk.
9 And immediately the man was made whole, and took up his bed, and walked: and on the same day was the sabbath.
10 The Jews therefore said unto him that was cured, It is the sabbath day: it is not lawful for thee to carry thy bed.
11 He answered them, He that made me whole, the same said unto me, Take up thy bed, and walk.
12 Then asked they him, What man is that which said unto thee, Take up thy bed, and walk?
13 And he that was healed wist not who it was: for Jesus had conveyed himself away, a multitude being in that place.
14 Afterward Jesus findeth him in the temple, and said unto him, Behold, thou art made whole: sin no more, lest a worse thing come unto thee.
FOCUS VERSE:
“The impotent man answered him, Sir, I have no man, when the water is troubled, to put me into the pool: but while I am coming, another steppeth down before me.” (John 5: 7)
TODAY’S MESSAGE:
In our Focal Scripture, the man at the pool of Bethesda told the tale of how he remained at the pool, whilst in his affliction for thirty-eight years. That man spoke of how he tried severally, but never succeeded. He was caught in a cycle of making efforts, but never achieving his desired results. He tried several times to get into the pool upon the stirring of the waters by the angel, but each time, his efforts were fruitless.
Friend, hear me as I hear the Lord: every cycle of efforts without results is broken over your life. Every cycle of efforts that leave you empty-handed, is broken over your life. Every cycle of trying without succeeding, is broken over your life. Every cycle of making endless attempts, without hitting your targets, is broken. Every cycle of results that mock your efforts, is over. Every cycle of working hard but gaining nothing, is over.
The man at the pool kept making efforts to get into the pool each time the angel stirred the waters, but he never succeeded. He tried again and again to hit his target, but the same bad outcomes became his portion repeatedly. Hear me as I hear the Lord: no negative outcome will become status quo in your life. No negative outcome will greet your efforts again and again. No negative outcomes will come to you again and again.
Hear me as I hear the Lord: you are in your season of perpetual results. You are in your season of results that will come again and again. You are in your season of results that will come from your efforts. Your labours will never be in vain. Your efforts will no longer be fruitless. Your efforts will no longer leave you empty handed. Your efforts will no longer keep you at the same spot. Your efforts will bring you results that will warm your heart.
The cycle of fruitless efforts, is broken forever in your life. No longer shall it be said that you laboured and had no results to show for it.
DECLARATION
What I have been chasing for, will come chasing after me, in Jesus’ name!
FURTHER READING
PSALM 16
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